Mystery U.F.O. by lwanmtr
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Always loved this model (released by AMT under the Star Trek name)...I treid to duplicate the box cover here, but only by memory, so it's not perfect.
Comments (11)
lwanmtr
I did not know that :)
taalisman
Another bit of sci-fi trivia...the AMT model caught the eye of other sci-fi greats as well...Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle used the AMT Lief Erikson as the starter inspiration for the battleship MacArthur that figured so prominently in the novel 'Mote in God's Eye'... So your render has a most distinguished pedigree....
Redfern
Odd, my first comment vanished when I posted my second. I wonder what will happen when I post this third one. To clue in viewers, I originally pointed out that this model kit was designed by Matt Jeffries of Star Trek fame and it was, in fact, a rejected concept for the classic Enterprise. Sincerely, Bill
Colin
I knew the Niven/Pournelle connection; did NOT know the Matt Jeffries connection (he died last week, BTW). First saw this AMT model as a youngster in its original non-glowing incarnation - no amount of pleading would 'convince' my parents to give me an advance on a month's worth of allowances! Never saw it again until at least 10 years later, when the glow-in-the-dark version was released. I bought it then, and probably still have it in my basement, although I might have lost the little shuttlecraft along the way... Thanks for the memories!
pakled
AIIGHGHH!! Ya beat me to it..I actually made this model as a young'n..was thinking about doing it in Wings..ya snooze ya lose..;) Great work..
lwanmtr
I had this model as a kid too :) Would love to find one again :)
Sprinter
Great work looks wonderfull!
Moebius87
Very nicely done! And to think you did this all from memory? Whoa! :o)
davidpayne
A little late on the comment.... Brings back great memories. I seem to recall that the little shuttlecrafts design was pretty cool. The rest of the ship looked like someone had started off with a bottle. Also, I had gotten the glow in the dark one in 1973 which would have only been 3 yrs after star trek.
dcmstarships
A wonderful tribute to a way cool SF ship model
DavidEMartin
Wow..... bring back memories! I had the original grey "LEIF ERICSON Galactic Cruiser kit." What a great use of $1.99! Here's more info-- http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/le.html